💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Adversive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| adverse | Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction. |
| adversative | (linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference. |
| oppugnant | opposing, antagonistic, contrary |
| opponentnoun | One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something. |
| oppositenoun | A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things. |
| crossnoun | A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other. |
| antagonistic | Contending or acting against. |
| contrarious | (archaic, of persons) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue. |
| antipathetic | Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance. |
| antagonistical | Alternative form of antagonistic. [Contending or acting against.] |
| oppositious | Characterized by, or relating to, opposition; opposing. |
| clashingnoun | A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision. |
| anti | Opposed to something. |
| animadversive | Characterized by disapproval, critical. |
| opposingverb | That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side. |
| counterattitudinal | Having an opposing attitude |
| avertive | Alternative form of aversive. [Tending to repel; causing avoidance.] |
| antagonistick | Obsolete form of antagonistic. [Contending or acting against.] |
| oppositionary | oppositional |
| antipathetical | Synonym of antipathetic (“with antipathy”). |
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